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on boehner to pass this. 20 senators have signed a letter. come to our grass roots. put pressure on boehner. we'll schedule this trade enforcement legislation for china. that will make a real difference in jobs. not the stuff that romney is talking about. >> you're not going to get a letter from mitt romney. you have a great idea, senator, but any candidate that would use forced workers to be props in a campaign, i wouldn't count on him for anything. sherrod brown with us here on "the ed show." lots more coming up in the next half hour. stay right here. >>> voter i.d., which is going to allow mitt romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> republican voter suppression in pennsylvania is dealt a death blow in the courts. but the cheating goes on in colorado. tonight an update on the rnc voter fraud scandal. >>> early voting starts today. today. >> the first lady is firing up supporters as voters swarm the polls. we'll bring you the latest on ohio early voting. >>> and mitt romney's billionaire supporters are complaining about the presid
on boehner to pass this. 20 senators have signed a letter. come to our grass roots. put pressure on boehner. we'll schedule this trade enforcement legislation for china. that will make a real difference in jobs. not the stuff that romney is talking about. >> you're not going to get a letter from mitt romney. you have a great idea, senator, but any candidate that would use forced workers to be props in a campaign, i wouldn't count on him for anything. sherrod brown with us here on...
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. >> that was speaker boehner imploding. professor peterson, the most recent poll shows a 15-point gender gap in favor of the president. so if speaker boehner is right and there is no war on women, where aren't they all flocking to mitt romney's side. >> because of the war on women. i mean, listen, here is the thing. people are disen chanted with labels which is why you get this pro choice and pro-life 3450u6ment and some people consider pro-life to be against the death penalty and they don't want to be associated with labels because they associate with the labels as politic as usual. they may not want to admit there is a war on women. when we look at the stat chutes and different shats they're trying to roll back the reproductive rights. here is the thing. that extremist movement on the right does affect the ways in which people identify with certain labels. even though it is extreme and as karen point out they're being defeat it is pulling our country to the center or more to the right here. >> i want to hear your response
. >> that was speaker boehner imploding. professor peterson, the most recent poll shows a 15-point gender gap in favor of the president. so if speaker boehner is right and there is no war on women, where aren't they all flocking to mitt romney's side. >> because of the war on women. i mean, listen, here is the thing. people are disen chanted with labels which is why you get this pro choice and pro-life 3450u6ment and some people consider pro-life to be against the death penalty and...
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boehner's emboldened by that support. but also you know i think they've been swashbuckling insofar as keeping the raucous members or purging them from committee chairs. >> there's definitely been a new message which is that john boehner's the boss and we're not going to deal with insubordination. if you look at that offer, people are saying it's boehner's offer. it's signed by eric cantor. >> and paul wrien. >>> and paul ryan. any leader who the rebels, shall we say, within the republican conference could have, is now aligned with wehner completely. strengths his hand. he's the sole negotiate, whatever he gets from president obama will be the rule of law. and i think what's really emboldened boehner, ironically, mitt romney's loss. it's this idea that john boehner's survived, he's the one who came through. we were able to keep the house. he does get a lot of credit for that among house republican circles, they were able to keep the house. people think -- >> he raised something like 100 million dollars. >> he's the kingmak
boehner's emboldened by that support. but also you know i think they've been swashbuckling insofar as keeping the raucous members or purging them from committee chairs. >> there's definitely been a new message which is that john boehner's the boss and we're not going to deal with insubordination. if you look at that offer, people are saying it's boehner's offer. it's signed by eric cantor. >> and paul wrien. >>> and paul ryan. any leader who the rebels, shall we say, within...
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speaker boehner and company are looking to hold the debt ceiling hostage again. willing to downgrade our credit rating again. willing to risk our recovery again. just to get their way on spending cuts. the only problem for them, the president is in no mood to play. >> so i want to send a very clear message to people here. we are not going to play that game next year. in congress in any way suggests that they are going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of default once again as part of a budget negotiation which, by the way, we have never done it in our history until we did it last year, i will not play that game. >> sorry speaker boehner. find someone else to play economic game with. the president isn't interested. he's done with their gimmicks. he's done with their ploys. he's done with the argument that they are the serious ones in this whole debate. >> so we ask the president, sit down with us, be serious about the specifics of spending. >> and i'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president to get serious about s
speaker boehner and company are looking to hold the debt ceiling hostage again. willing to downgrade our credit rating again. willing to risk our recovery again. just to get their way on spending cuts. the only problem for them, the president is in no mood to play. >> so i want to send a very clear message to people here. we are not going to play that game next year. in congress in any way suggests that they are going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of...
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boehner and mcconnell still in charge. although they did better and you could argue there's no reason. are you surprised there's not a push to change leaders inside your party even if it's just the face of the party a little bit? >> it's difficult. within the house there is -- i think there will be a battle for the conference chair. >> but it's a -- >> i'm surprised, yeah, but at the same time, we need strong leadership and a strong speaker and i think boehner can do a good job -- >> looks like he's going to get more political leeway. he doesn't have eric cantor. it seems like there's for trust between the two but, jackie, if the american people had known they not only were re-electing status quo but the same people are in the room that gave us the gridlock, i wonder how that ballot would have turned out. >> i wonder if he said it's going to be the same people in the room, and, you know, a lot of this is going to be theater. we were talking about that for the first couple of days, hopefully not weeks but there will be a lo
boehner and mcconnell still in charge. although they did better and you could argue there's no reason. are you surprised there's not a push to change leaders inside your party even if it's just the face of the party a little bit? >> it's difficult. within the house there is -- i think there will be a battle for the conference chair. >> but it's a -- >> i'm surprised, yeah, but at the same time, we need strong leadership and a strong speaker and i think boehner can do a good...
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>> i like speaker boehner. he's old school. but i think he has a caucus biting at his heels. i don't know that he'll do that or won't. >> great to have you here. thank you so much. >>> something to keep you up to speed on because we are watching it. this possibility of a nor'easter adding insult to injury on the eastern seaboard. now bracing for this bad weather. today this storm could dump up to a foot of snow and bring more flooding to coastal areas. more than 1200 flights have been canceled. and michael bloomberg is urging residents in areas affected by sandy to head to shelter. bill, how soon are we going to know what this storm is going to be? the impact specifically? >> right now, thomas, because it's not far off the shore, the max effects being pushed towards the coastline. heading towards high tide on the jersey shore. noon to 2:00 this afternoon. and the storm surge of two to four feet will move on shore. if we're going to get damage from the additional waves, it'll happen during the hours. the other thing that's got attention is the snow. snow totals have been upped
>> i like speaker boehner. he's old school. but i think he has a caucus biting at his heels. i don't know that he'll do that or won't. >> great to have you here. thank you so much. >>> something to keep you up to speed on because we are watching it. this possibility of a nor'easter adding insult to injury on the eastern seaboard. now bracing for this bad weather. today this storm could dump up to a foot of snow and bring more flooding to coastal areas. more than 1200...
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and this is where boehner is running into trouble. do you think they'll eventually put a rate increase on the table? >> they're either going to do that or take us into a very dangerous fiscal situation over the cliff. this is a loosy in the football situation and the president says, i'm not going to kick again until you show me some serious commitment. and keep in mind, this is the republican leadership that supported the $718 billion of savings in medicare that was part of the health care provisions to extend the life of medicare, and then ran against it, as being something that was stealing money from medicare. so it's not even just a matter of putting those ideas on the table, but willing to be consistent about it. but i think what you see right now from the white house is a deadly seriousness about this balance of getting our fiscal house in order, but also making sure we make the investments in the middle class to grow, and they're looking for a partner here. they've got to have a partner who's willing to put some facts on the ta
and this is where boehner is running into trouble. do you think they'll eventually put a rate increase on the table? >> they're either going to do that or take us into a very dangerous fiscal situation over the cliff. this is a loosy in the football situation and the president says, i'm not going to kick again until you show me some serious commitment. and keep in mind, this is the republican leadership that supported the $718 billion of savings in medicare that was part of the health...
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that's what boehner is saying. it's a page out of cheney's negative talk. >>> lawmakers are starting to question alec's right wing agenda. i'll talk to one lawmaker that is leaving the group. alec whistle blower joins me next. >>> will conservatives be able to handle rom's french connection. stay with us. ♪ [ lauer ] this is our team. and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in america's flag for the 2012 olympic games in london. help raise our flag, add your stitch at teamusa.org. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children
that's what boehner is saying. it's a page out of cheney's negative talk. >>> lawmakers are starting to question alec's right wing agenda. i'll talk to one lawmaker that is leaving the group. alec whistle blower joins me next. >>> will conservatives be able to handle rom's french connection. stay with us. ♪ [ lauer ] this is our team. and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in...
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you have a group whether it's mcconnell actually much more explicit than boehner in the senate, or boehner saying we can play around with the tax code to increase revenues but not increase rates. those are pretty unkwif cal lines. the realm of agreement between medicare, defense, et cetera is a widely shared realm. that line in the sand -- when you think from wall street and a business perspective seems far too bright given somebody has to pull back from the brink. >> you're saying that their sides are to distinct -- >> on this one issue. they drew a clear line about an issue is revenue inconsequenceal. you don't get to this by raising taxes on the wealthy. we have made this an issue. >> the president made it an issue. >> in our exit polling where he has the aagreement of people. not necessarily popular because most people would like to see no one's taxes go up, but 46% or about said they want it or would be in agreement with meem who make over 250,000. >> the polls aren't important -- what's important is he won a huge election. does that give him a mandate to do everything he ever said? o
you have a group whether it's mcconnell actually much more explicit than boehner in the senate, or boehner saying we can play around with the tax code to increase revenues but not increase rates. those are pretty unkwif cal lines. the realm of agreement between medicare, defense, et cetera is a widely shared realm. that line in the sand -- when you think from wall street and a business perspective seems far too bright given somebody has to pull back from the brink. >> you're saying that...
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americans this is the kind of extremism that president obama and democrats in congress and frankly john boehner have been trying to deal with. this is the reason we almost went off the cliff the last time. this kind of extremist says i'm going to go to washington and blow everything up. i'm not there to get something done. it also reveals to the broader american audience this is what's appealing to the voters. >> these are serious times and it's not time to end up with gridlock or blowing it up. i have some firm beliefs, but i believe that others have the same right and we all should be able to express that. and i don't think we've got to demonize people and act like they're godless because their approach may be different than ours. joe madison, karen finney, thanks for being on the show tonight. >> thanks. >> thank you. >>> ahead, think the gop's in fantasy land? well, coming up, reverend al's fairy tales for the republicans. that's next. [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for ol
americans this is the kind of extremism that president obama and democrats in congress and frankly john boehner have been trying to deal with. this is the reason we almost went off the cliff the last time. this kind of extremist says i'm going to go to washington and blow everything up. i'm not there to get something done. it also reveals to the broader american audience this is what's appealing to the voters. >> these are serious times and it's not time to end up with gridlock or blowing...
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boehner knows he's on the wrong side of the fight and so does mitt romney. mitt romney was in ohio today trying to sound very concerned about education. instead, he sounded once again like he's seriously out of touch. >> this kind of divisiveness, this attack of success is very different than what we have seen in our country's history. we have always encouraged young people, take a shot, go for it. take a risk. get the education. borrow money from your parents. >> someone needs to held him not every kid in america has parents whoare millionaires. was it just last week that in pennsylvania the republican de facto nominee was sitting down with middle classers talking about education. they were telling him we're concerned about our local schools. we're concerned about education. we're concerned about our kids futures. there's been a lot of budget cuts. why did he just say you got to suck it up. you got to send your kid to college. you got to just borrow your kid some money. this is about the dumbest thing he's said on the campaign trial. this is proof positive
boehner knows he's on the wrong side of the fight and so does mitt romney. mitt romney was in ohio today trying to sound very concerned about education. instead, he sounded once again like he's seriously out of touch. >> this kind of divisiveness, this attack of success is very different than what we have seen in our country's history. we have always encouraged young people, take a shot, go for it. take a risk. get the education. borrow money from your parents. >> someone needs to...
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boehner repeated the same thing over and over, just like congressman mike coffman. >> it's not job to tell the american people what to think. our job in washington is to listen to the american people. the american people have the right to think what they want to think. i can't -- it's not my job to tell them. it really is not our job to tell the american people what to believe and what to think. >> now boehner has a member of his caucus who says the president isn't an american and boehner is nowhere to be seen on this issue. where is rnc chairman reince priebus on this? he spent the last week saying president obama is engaged in dishonest attacks about bain capital. but he wouldn't say anything about the attacks from his own party on president obama's citizenship. oh, by the way, where's mitt romney? has he been around on this? romney says the campaign shouldn't be about character assassination. but apparently he's only talking about his time at bain capital, not the president's status as an american citizen. romney said it meant a great deal to have this man, donald trump, endorse hi
boehner repeated the same thing over and over, just like congressman mike coffman. >> it's not job to tell the american people what to think. our job in washington is to listen to the american people. the american people have the right to think what they want to think. i can't -- it's not my job to tell them. it really is not our job to tell the american people what to believe and what to think. >> now boehner has a member of his caucus who says the president isn't an american and...
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boehner was not whole hearted, but he said i guess it's the ev. but yesterday i was struck that politico piece about the who blueprints of his house leaked out. romney's in danger of a lot of two-word phrases. the president's got his issues, flexibility is a new one there where he's all of a sudden it opens up a narrative. >> yeah, i think it's very serious for romney, actually. i mean, we now know he's a rich guy who has a car elevator, or plans to build a car elevator. >> what is it? a lot of people not sure what that is. but that detail, one of those horrible details, like the $400 haircut. >> it's a challenge for him. and i think the challenge for the romney team moving forward is to figure out how to turn mitt romney's qualities, his personalities into an asset, and there's something they can work with there. he's an incredibly smart, successful guy, but we're getting lost in all of these political side bars. >> quickly, curious of your take in this, quinnipiac poll out today, what's more concerning for you? the gender gap for romney or the f
boehner was not whole hearted, but he said i guess it's the ev. but yesterday i was struck that politico piece about the who blueprints of his house leaked out. romney's in danger of a lot of two-word phrases. the president's got his issues, flexibility is a new one there where he's all of a sudden it opens up a narrative. >> yeah, i think it's very serious for romney, actually. i mean, we now know he's a rich guy who has a car elevator, or plans to build a car elevator. >> what is...
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boehner. joining me now is dana milbank and erin mcpike. thanks for joining me tonight, both of you. >> thank you. >> tonight, let me ask you, d a dana, seriously no jokes aside. boehner trying to rally the troops by saying he wants to go on the offensive. is this even believable? >> many americans do find the republican position to be offensive, so it's not surprising from what point of view. you know, the truth is republican house members and senators running for re-election were going to be charged with the ryan plan anyway. particularly in the house. they didn't just vote for this thing once, they did it over and over in this obsessi obsessive-compulsive tick. now it is the republican ticket. for the vast majority it's not going to matter. but where the battle is with the seats in play, this makes their challenge that much more difficult to hold on to control of the house. >> dana's right. when you look at the vote on republicans on the ryan plan, 228 voted yes. only ten voted no. and three didn't vote at all. so you have at least 228 r
boehner. joining me now is dana milbank and erin mcpike. thanks for joining me tonight, both of you. >> thank you. >> tonight, let me ask you, d a dana, seriously no jokes aside. boehner trying to rally the troops by saying he wants to go on the offensive. is this even believable? >> many americans do find the republican position to be offensive, so it's not surprising from what point of view. you know, the truth is republican house members and senators running for re-election...
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nice try speaker boehner. you tried to pull a fast one. but we got you. ! hey, did you know that honey nut cheerios is... oh you too! ooh, hey america's favorite cereal is... honey nut cheerios ok then off to iceland! sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? here's your invoice. what's in your wallet? recently, students from 31 countries took part in a science test. the top academic performers surprised some people. so did the country that came in 17th place. let's raise the bar and elevate our academic standards. let's do what's best for our students-by investing in our teac
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for the very first time with david letterman and tells dave what the president really thinks of john boehner. that clip later in the show. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> about 90 minutes from now, illinois voters start heading to the polls in a republican primary where 69 delegates are up for grabs. polls show mitt romney with a lead as the voting begins, some as w a big lead. he's hoping a convincing win in illinois will further make his case that math is on his side. rick santorum will be watching the returns tonight in gettysbu gettysburg, pennsylvania. yesterday he was on the defensive over these comments he made during a final campaign stop in illinois. >> we need a candidate who will be a fighter for freedom. who's going to get up and make that the central theme in this race because it is the central theme thin this race. i don't care what the unemployment rate is going to be. it doesn't matter to me. my campaign doesn't hinge on unemployment rates or growth rates. there's something more foundational going on here. >> mitt romney did
for the very first time with david letterman and tells dave what the president really thinks of john boehner. that clip later in the show. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> about 90 minutes from now, illinois voters start heading to the polls in a republican primary where 69 delegates are up for grabs. polls show mitt romney with a lead as the voting begins, some as w a big lead. he's hoping a convincing win in illinois will further...
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speaker boehner's right about that. we can't kick the can down the road. but that means doing a lot of things that are painful to people on all sides of the equation. but it's the only way that it gets it done. i hope the president responds positively to this. i mean, we can nitpick it. surely we can point out when bill clinton raised taxes on the top 2% of americans it produced a greatest period of economic growth in the last 60 years. 23 million new jobs created so i don't know that speaker boehner's contention of a job killer to do that is correct. >> right. >> the evidence shows that it's incorrect but look. the bottom line is the speaker says he's willing to accept revenue. i hope he's speaking for a majority of his caucus. if he is, we have a chance to do some really good things. >> steve? >> yeah. governor, we have been down this road, though, before. i remember republicans before when we had the grand bargain negotiation summer of 2011 and unlike republicans saying we're likely to accept new revenue and talking about the thing that mitt romney prop
speaker boehner's right about that. we can't kick the can down the road. but that means doing a lot of things that are painful to people on all sides of the equation. but it's the only way that it gets it done. i hope the president responds positively to this. i mean, we can nitpick it. surely we can point out when bill clinton raised taxes on the top 2% of americans it produced a greatest period of economic growth in the last 60 years. 23 million new jobs created so i don't know that speaker...
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to boehner. had a meeting with him and said, do you know what? eric cantor is running around town, our caucus, and saying you're going rhino. republican in name only. the worst insult you can hurl at a republican conservative. they said you're too far over the tims of your skis. if you keep going down this path, he will be there to lead a mutiny against you. what did boehner do? he dropped all talks with the president and bolted. >> that shows you the power of eric cabotor, also known as machiavellian. the book is called "showdown" and it is out in book stores today. thank you. >>> coming up, the death of trayvon martin. now the subject of a federal investigation. stay with us. >> called mr. zimmerman the victim. it's a slap in the face to me and my family. a slap in the face to our community. my son was being attacked. he wasn't the aggressor. >>> ben looks. they serve 7,000 subscribers across six states. he upgrades systems to boost profit. all right, let's decide what to do about medicare and
to boehner. had a meeting with him and said, do you know what? eric cantor is running around town, our caucus, and saying you're going rhino. republican in name only. the worst insult you can hurl at a republican conservative. they said you're too far over the tims of your skis. if you keep going down this path, he will be there to lead a mutiny against you. what did boehner do? he dropped all talks with the president and bolted. >> that shows you the power of eric cabotor, also known as...
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look at speaker boehner, he's showing that we need to show leadership. we have to work with the president. they have the message and they'll respond appropriately and you'll see. >> that's very optimistic. i think, i degree with armstrong, the next few weeks whether they got the message or not. we have this big issue coming up with all of these fiscal issues and boehner a year and a half ago, when this came up the last time, he was basically whipped by the tea party wing of his party. so, the real question is, whether he's able to go back to that tea party link and say what armstrong just said, work with the president, some degree on compromise on taxes and raising revenues. i think it's an open question whether he can do that and whether he can succeed in doing that. >> gentlemen, thanks so much. i appreciate your time today. >>> stick around. up next, i got actor and activist ally sheedy waiting in the wings. she'll be with me in a second. >>> welcome back. tens of thousands are still in the dark after hurricane sandy. power crews in new york and new j
look at speaker boehner, he's showing that we need to show leadership. we have to work with the president. they have the message and they'll respond appropriately and you'll see. >> that's very optimistic. i think, i degree with armstrong, the next few weeks whether they got the message or not. we have this big issue coming up with all of these fiscal issues and boehner a year and a half ago, when this came up the last time, he was basically whipped by the tea party wing of his party. so,...
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in a letter to speaker boehner, she warns that congress has lots of unfinished business. that's what we're about now with representative johnson who joins us from washington. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. thank you for having me. >> you've scored another big vacation from speaker boehner. well done. don't you think nancy pelosi is being a bit of a kill joy when she says congress should get back to work? why not go to the golf course like speaker bainer? >> i think the majority of the people here were the democrats and republicans feel that we need to stay here and get some work done. we have to do to do to be off every other week. we've got to do something. the b the big problems we have on the table. we have not created jobs. they have member of opportunities. they're not doing it. there's the transportation bill, that's being stuck. there it's the student loan package that has not been dealt with. come july 1st, the rates are subject to double. it is unbelievable that we're getting vacations when we should be here working. yet speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell ar
in a letter to speaker boehner, she warns that congress has lots of unfinished business. that's what we're about now with representative johnson who joins us from washington. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. thank you for having me. >> you've scored another big vacation from speaker boehner. well done. don't you think nancy pelosi is being a bit of a kill joy when she says congress should get back to work? why not go to the golf course like speaker bainer? >> i think the...
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speaker boehner was asked his ideas on the student loan program. he used the opportunity to take a shot at you and your party. listen to this. >> our members are talking about the student loan problem, created by democrats, and trying to find responsible way to fix it. >> given that it was democratic congressman george miller from california that came up with the current loan system in a bill passed under president gork w. bush, what is speaker boehner talking about? >> that's called dodge and deflect. he is not talking about the facts. bottom line here, the republican house in the ryan budget just doubled the interest rates. they had a chance to deal with it. they chose to do other things. lower taxes for millionaires. they did that in the budget. increased spending for the pentagon. they did that in that budget. this is an explicit decision and really is starting to unpeel what the ryan budget is all about and essentially it is just giving up on the middle class and embracing fully the ideology that if you make the rich richer, that somehow will
speaker boehner was asked his ideas on the student loan program. he used the opportunity to take a shot at you and your party. listen to this. >> our members are talking about the student loan problem, created by democrats, and trying to find responsible way to fix it. >> given that it was democratic congressman george miller from california that came up with the current loan system in a bill passed under president gork w. bush, what is speaker boehner talking about? >> that's...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in a little bubble next to the man's name on a piece of paper is technically how we endorse a person in america. mr. mcconnell does not see it that way. on the political wire the romney's campaign would have could have should have transition website today. surely, this was not supposed to go live until mr. romney actually won the election. the campaign did not wait. they presumably accidentally put it up, a transition website for president-elect romney, how to apply for a job with the new romney administration. looks like because they screen shot it before they finally
john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in...
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can balance the budget while vastly increasing the military spending, will anybody be able to look at boehner in the eyes? >> you see from the personal tone, some of this criticism, it's not just about the ryan plan, or the sequester, or his requesting stimulus funds or criticizing him on the campaign trail, they're really going after him personally. >> it's pointless being polite about this. it's just hypocrisy. >> you often have where a member of congress is running for president or vice president and they present this long track record of votes that you can ding them on. saying one thing on the campaign trail, but voting a different way during their long congressional careers in some cases. but with paul ryan, it's different, because it's just not that he's cast these votes, but that he is a primary author of this plan, the ryan plan. drew attention to his budget hypocrisy last night. >> get rid of tax interests and lower tax rates for everybody. there are a lot of democrats who agree with this. ronald reagan and tip o'neill. >> you voted against simpson bowls. >> i put my own package out
can balance the budget while vastly increasing the military spending, will anybody be able to look at boehner in the eyes? >> you see from the personal tone, some of this criticism, it's not just about the ryan plan, or the sequester, or his requesting stimulus funds or criticizing him on the campaign trail, they're really going after him personally. >> it's pointless being polite about this. it's just hypocrisy. >> you often have where a member of congress is running for...
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the way they put that together with romney, boehner and the video clips. ways almost in tears, i have to tell you. >> you were beaming with pride and joy. >> i'm very proud of my team. so thank you for noticing. and we appreciate them as you do yours, of course.
the way they put that together with romney, boehner and the video clips. ways almost in tears, i have to tell you. >> you were beaming with pride and joy. >> i'm very proud of my team. so thank you for noticing. and we appreciate them as you do yours, of course.
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clearly boehner is frustrated here. will he succeed or have a tough time getting his own caucus together vote on this? >> he doesn't sound good, does he? i don't know. those sound bites were pretty interesting. i don't think he can believe in what he's saying. i have been a little bit worried about youth turnout and really hoping that young people turn out for the president in the fall. it's not a slam-dunk. but speaker boehner is helping democrats. he is -- it's not just taking the money, it's actually saying that these students don't deserve the president coming to their campus. that this issue is ginned up and it's not a real issue. it's so outrageous. i also have to say, as you said, they did vote for the ryan budget. they don't care about this and now they claim to be the party of family values. what they're saying to students, okay, we'll subsidize your loan for a little longer but your little brother can't get his immunizations and your mom can't get her breast cancer screening. >> the latest gallup poll shows th
clearly boehner is frustrated here. will he succeed or have a tough time getting his own caucus together vote on this? >> he doesn't sound good, does he? i don't know. those sound bites were pretty interesting. i don't think he can believe in what he's saying. i have been a little bit worried about youth turnout and really hoping that young people turn out for the president in the fall. it's not a slam-dunk. but speaker boehner is helping democrats. he is -- it's not just taking the...
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speaker boehner, topless or otherwise. joy reid, david corn, and bill cohen, thank you all. apologies to david for that offensive anal si. >>> coming up, congress is back, the fiscal cliff is near. will house republicans finally think of the good of the country and not the good of this guy? >> the president was committed -- elected on the basis that he was not romney and that romney was a poopy head and you should vote against romney. [ female announcer ] so how long have you been living flake-free with head & shoulders? since before jeans were this skinny... since us three got a haircut. since my first twenty-ninth birthday. [ female announcer ] head & shoulders. live flake free. without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. >>> well, count grover norquist among the walking wounded after last week's election because a new report says the man responsible for the infamous anti-tax pledge doesn't have the sam
speaker boehner, topless or otherwise. joy reid, david corn, and bill cohen, thank you all. apologies to david for that offensive anal si. >>> coming up, congress is back, the fiscal cliff is near. will house republicans finally think of the good of the country and not the good of this guy? >> the president was committed -- elected on the basis that he was not romney and that romney was a poopy head and you should vote against romney. [ female announcer ] so how long have you...
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thank you, charlie. >>> will speaker boehner still runt house next year? could nancy pelosi get her old job back? congressional retirements piling up, the math isn't adding up for the democrats. how retirements and redistricting will decide the billion of power in congress. >>> plus, which lawmakers have the hardest time holding onto their staffers and what does that tell us if they deserve to be a member of zmong >>> still to come, is wing the hispanic vote the key to victory in 2012 and by what margin? we will take a deep dive into that demographic and the specific issues this could swing the vote for the election. >>> first, a look ahead at the president's schedule. just added an event this morning, talk about the payroll tax spike. you are watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. discover vis
thank you, charlie. >>> will speaker boehner still runt house next year? could nancy pelosi get her old job back? congressional retirements piling up, the math isn't adding up for the democrats. how retirements and redistricting will decide the billion of power in congress. >>> plus, which lawmakers have the hardest time holding onto their staffers and what does that tell us if they deserve to be a member of zmong >>> still to come, is wing the hispanic vote the key...
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john boehner has his own base. i always struck chuck last night, john boehner comes out in that interview and talks about immigration reform. watch tweeter, afterwards. steve king from iowa, john fleming from louisiana. house conservatives. i talked to staffers, they said they don't represent the house but you give them attention. when they go to twitter and tee off in the minutes after their speakers talks about immigration reform. >> steve king is already making noises about running for the tom harkin seat. is harkin retiring? we don't know for sure. that's been the long assumption. big opportunity for republicans midterm. iowa on top of the ticket. >> abs lieuly. >> already we know that there's going to be a real republican primary. mitch mcconnell and john corbin basically went about this in a placate the base, contindon't, know, disrupt this. and it failed. now, they're not getting blame and i'm surprised. >> here's the deal. in 2010 they did get involved in a lot of places. >> they tried. >> they tried. most
john boehner has his own base. i always struck chuck last night, john boehner comes out in that interview and talks about immigration reform. watch tweeter, afterwards. steve king from iowa, john fleming from louisiana. house conservatives. i talked to staffers, they said they don't represent the house but you give them attention. when they go to twitter and tee off in the minutes after their speakers talks about immigration reform. >> steve king is already making noises about running for...
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. >>> we don't know what john boehner said to the president on the phone today, but we do know that boehner is finally admitting defeat on one thing. the rich will have to pay more. >> the next 72 hours are critical. >> will republicans cry uncle? both sides are still locked in a stalemate. >> there's plenty of hot rhetoric to go around. >> both sides are coming out swinging. . >> raising tax rates will hurt the economy. >> i will not play that game. >> president obama standing his ground. >> i will not play that game. >> he's not willing to play that game. >> playing the smackdown. >> i think the president has boxed the republicans in. >> i know we have it to raise revenue. >> is he the only republican? >> i don't care how we do it. >> raising tax rates hurt the economy. >> let's just go over the [ bleep ] cliff. >> if they do not make this deal on tax rates for the top 2%, then they're going away. >> i just hope this doesn't become a game of chicken. >> i will not play that game. >> it goes into february and march. >> public opinion is on their side. >> when we have to raise the debt ceil
. >>> we don't know what john boehner said to the president on the phone today, but we do know that boehner is finally admitting defeat on one thing. the rich will have to pay more. >> the next 72 hours are critical. >> will republicans cry uncle? both sides are still locked in a stalemate. >> there's plenty of hot rhetoric to go around. >> both sides are coming out swinging. . >> raising tax rates will hurt the economy. >> i will not play that game....
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does he side with john boehner? because they are certainly going to have to make concessions on tax rates. and what does that mean for him? how does that box him in for 2016? >> tea party too? >> there are 30 republican governors. there is a huge base of competency building out there. and if the president's not careful, by 2014, five or six of those state capitals are going to look a lot more competent than washington, d.c. and so there's a real -- and these are people who are winning elections, broad-based coalitions. christie is an example. but although he didn't do all that well in this last round, rick perry is another example. rick perry is a smart guy. it's the second biggest state. he is eagerly awaiting californiansi] migrating to tex in large numbers, which they would. >> because of the tax rate? >> the tax rate of california is one of the great opportunities of texas and florida of all time, and they'll both take advantage of it. you're going to see a very different republican party. it's not just going to
does he side with john boehner? because they are certainly going to have to make concessions on tax rates. and what does that mean for him? how does that box him in for 2016? >> tea party too? >> there are 30 republican governors. there is a huge base of competency building out there. and if the president's not careful, by 2014, five or six of those state capitals are going to look a lot more competent than washington, d.c. and so there's a real -- and these are people who are...
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my celebrity look alike luke russert tweeted that john boehner said this budget will not make it hard for gop house members to win in november. in other words, we're not going to give them any sort of unforeseen boon doogals as they march towards re-election. >> the reality is everybody knows this isn't going to become law, let's have it out to start with. this is purely for political -- >> optics. >> and to argue fundamental beliefs in spending and cutting. and in this case, in spending. i mean, there's zero revenue in this thing. some of the things they've added to this, i mean i noted that they -- they're proposing to rely on attrition to cut more government federal employees by 10% in the next three years. its like self-deportation. >> the republicans, again it's symbolic. republicans have repeatedly been going after federal workers and federal worker pay as a symbolic way of shrinking government, taking money and using it for private sector needs. >> i don't think that's where the big enchilada is here. at the end of the day it's an important choice for the country as we go forwa
my celebrity look alike luke russert tweeted that john boehner said this budget will not make it hard for gop house members to win in november. in other words, we're not going to give them any sort of unforeseen boon doogals as they march towards re-election. >> the reality is everybody knows this isn't going to become law, let's have it out to start with. this is purely for political -- >> optics. >> and to argue fundamental beliefs in spending and cutting. and in this case,...
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ryan volunteering for john boehner. romney's dad was governor of michigan. he volunteered for a campaign, rather, in high school. is that one place that they can really talk and have a common bond here? >> i think it is definitely one place. that's not the only place but yet they both are rooted in politics from an early age for sure. >> all right. jim rutenberg, thank you so much, from the "new york times." >> thank you for very me. >>> a man who fired at police near texas a&m university say that they are distraught over what has happened. thomas coffle shot and killed a constable serving him an eviction notice. police shot him and he died in custody there. >>> penn state could be losing its accreditation. penn state is now on warning because of the way the school handled the jerry sandusky sex abuse allegations. >>> a massive wildfire in washington state has destroyed 40 homes and more are being threatened. it started in a small town an hour from seattle and has grown to 23 square mile. fires are also burning in idaho, utah, oregon, and california. >>> bas
ryan volunteering for john boehner. romney's dad was governor of michigan. he volunteered for a campaign, rather, in high school. is that one place that they can really talk and have a common bond here? >> i think it is definitely one place. that's not the only place but yet they both are rooted in politics from an early age for sure. >> all right. jim rutenberg, thank you so much, from the "new york times." >> thank you for very me. >>> a man who fired at...
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and said we can't get the caucus to vote for this and then boehner had to sort of step away from the bargaining table. >> that's right. the way in which a lot of the cantor aides have spun this, there's this is famous divide in washington, d.c. between speaker boehner and leader kantor that somewhat i think is overdone by the media but definitely does exist. the way in which the aides started to spin it, eric cantor was the realist in the room saying there is no way he could get this through the house republican congress. when simpson boles went to the house floor two days ago and could only get 38 votes, it shows you how difficult it would have been for john boehner to get any deal that he had significant tax revenue through the house republican conference. the democrats more likely than not would have been there had the president been wholeheartedly behind this but you would have -- if boehner would have had to walk on on quite a limb and see a real threat to his speakership possibly after that. it's all speculation. you don't know how much influence eric cantor had in the room if
and said we can't get the caucus to vote for this and then boehner had to sort of step away from the bargaining table. >> that's right. the way in which a lot of the cantor aides have spun this, there's this is famous divide in washington, d.c. between speaker boehner and leader kantor that somewhat i think is overdone by the media but definitely does exist. the way in which the aides started to spin it, eric cantor was the realist in the room saying there is no way he could get this...
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but speaker boehner is helping democrats. he is -- it's not just taking the money, it's actually saying that these students don't deserve the president coming to their campus. that this issue is ginned up and it's not a real issue. it's so outrageous. i also have to say, as you said, they did vote for the ryan budget. they don't care about this and now they claim to be the party of family values. what they're saying to students, okay, we'll subsidize your loan for a little longer but your little brother can't get his immunizations and your mom can't get her breast cancer scening. >> the latest gallup poll shows the president has a 35 point lead with voters under 30 years old. you bring up a great point. are they going to be motivated and come out and support president obama. how do republicans narrow the gap with the very thing you're talking about. here's boehner going out there sticking it to the young people and trying to pin it on the president. what is their plan to narrow the gap, do you think? >> i'm speechless because
but speaker boehner is helping democrats. he is -- it's not just taking the money, it's actually saying that these students don't deserve the president coming to their campus. that this issue is ginned up and it's not a real issue. it's so outrageous. i also have to say, as you said, they did vote for the ryan budget. they don't care about this and now they claim to be the party of family values. what they're saying to students, okay, we'll subsidize your loan for a little longer but your...
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there are some fun things to unpack in what john boehner said. first, boehner sounds like he believes democrats are willing to go off the cliff, as i have been urging them to do, since that is the only way to bring republicans to the negotiating table quickly and get any kind of reasonable outcome. boehner's use of the phrase "tank our economy," is also important, because he's accepting cbo's description of what would happen. boehner is admitting that the spending cuts that will be triggered on january 1st, unless congress negotiates some other agreement, will help tank the economy, along with an increase in the income tax rates. but, remember that republican orthodoxy now, which is to say the republican lie now, the republican economic insanity now is that government spending does not affect jobs in any way. doesn't create jobs. but there's boehner saying that cuts in government spending will tank the economy, just as cbo says it will, and will increase unemployment. of course, we will not go into recession if we actually do go off the cliff on
there are some fun things to unpack in what john boehner said. first, boehner sounds like he believes democrats are willing to go off the cliff, as i have been urging them to do, since that is the only way to bring republicans to the negotiating table quickly and get any kind of reasonable outcome. boehner's use of the phrase "tank our economy," is also important, because he's accepting cbo's description of what would happen. boehner is admitting that the spending cuts that will be...
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not mitt romney, not president obama, but this guy, speaker of the house john boehner. that's who becomes president in the event of a 25/25 tie. the more likely outcome in our electoral tie that got us here, is that there will be no tie in the house. mitt romney will be elected president in the house, but then what happens to the vice presidential tie? if there's an electoral tie it goes to the house of represents we get president romney and vice president paul ryan not automatically. this is the amazing part and it's on purpose. it didn't come up by accident. the vice presidency would be decided in the senate after the presidency was decided in the house of representatives. so it's kind of nuts but look it how it works out. in the senate they would vote for a vice president in a straightforward way. one senate, one vote. we would be talking about the senate we would have after the election. if it's a republican majority in the senate, presumably that republican majority would pick paul ryan. if there is a democratic majority, that senate would presumably pick joe biden
not mitt romney, not president obama, but this guy, speaker of the house john boehner. that's who becomes president in the event of a 25/25 tie. the more likely outcome in our electoral tie that got us here, is that there will be no tie in the house. mitt romney will be elected president in the house, but then what happens to the vice presidential tie? if there's an electoral tie it goes to the house of represents we get president romney and vice president paul ryan not automatically. this is...
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a boehner campaign aide told nbc news that romney and boehner discussed, quote, the best way forward for republicans in the 2012 election. >>> joining me now are ana marie cox, a political correspondent for guardian u.s., and david corn, the washington bureau chief for "mother jones" magazine, and an msnbc political analyst. ana marie, i am very surprised that the speaker and the republican nominee for president did not discuss, apparently, the governing of the united states of america. they simply discussed the republican campaign going forward. >> right. the best way forward for republicans, not the best way forward for, you know, america in general. >> yeah, for republicans, which is less than 40% of americans. yeah. >> exactly. and a lot of republicans don't trust republicans, apparently. >> right, yeah. >> i do wonder how that poll would have changed if, in fact, people were asked, do you think republicans are standing in the way of recovery, not intentio l intentionally trying to block it, even. that goes to motive and sometimes i think, do we wonder that republicans are actual
a boehner campaign aide told nbc news that romney and boehner discussed, quote, the best way forward for republicans in the 2012 election. >>> joining me now are ana marie cox, a political correspondent for guardian u.s., and david corn, the washington bureau chief for "mother jones" magazine, and an msnbc political analyst. ana marie, i am very surprised that the speaker and the republican nominee for president did not discuss, apparently, the governing of the united states...
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boehner has been ee re-elec. what about mitch mcconnell. he sounds as object strucktive as he has over the last four years. what's going to happen to him? >> i went to his photo op yesterday where he unveiled new members of the republican freshman class. they could have had that in a broom closet because there were only three of them and they were sitting there nodding their heads and grinning for the cameras. is he going to play the bad cop here. i mean, boehner at some point is going to be in a position of actually having to lead. mcconnell can still be, because he's in the minority, can still be -- well, he can't make it his top priority to defeat obama but he can make it a top priority to defeat all of obama's policies. >> wouldn't it be great if they actually worked together? >> it's important to keep in mind john boehner is an old school guy willing to cut deals and be reasonable and compromise. now, the question is whether or not with eric cantor and the rest of the leadership kind of eyeing him how far he'll be able to go. but boehn
boehner has been ee re-elec. what about mitch mcconnell. he sounds as object strucktive as he has over the last four years. what's going to happen to him? >> i went to his photo op yesterday where he unveiled new members of the republican freshman class. they could have had that in a broom closet because there were only three of them and they were sitting there nodding their heads and grinning for the cameras. is he going to play the bad cop here. i mean, boehner at some point is going to...
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well done, speaker boehner. speaker boehner said we must deal with the debt ceiling immediately. listen to this, sir. >> let's start solving the problem and making it today. e can make the bold reforms and cut the deficit to make this worknd i believe we must. the markets aren't going wait forever. eventually they're going to start reacting. we know now to ignore these warnings, we will do so at our own peril. >> the markets won't way. does mr. boehner not recall the united states credit rating being downgraded after he led the last ceiling debacle. >> that's exactly right. the design of the republican program is essentially a tea party design. we've got three elements if we're going to deal with the debt, and we should. one is the pentagon. that's a contribution. what is revenues? we have to include revenues. they've taken it off the table and lowered them for high income folk and the third is discretionary spending. these tough for democrats but we indicated a willingness. that's part of it as well. so the design mr. boehner has put on the table guarantees failure. that is the
well done, speaker boehner. speaker boehner said we must deal with the debt ceiling immediately. listen to this, sir. >> let's start solving the problem and making it today. e can make the bold reforms and cut the deficit to make this worknd i believe we must. the markets aren't going wait forever. eventually they're going to start reacting. we know now to ignore these warnings, we will do so at our own peril. >> the markets won't way. does mr. boehner not recall the united states...